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Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound..
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Kim F. Storm |
Subject: |
Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.. |
Date: |
28 Aug 2002 12:47:45 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50 |
Miles Bader <address@hidden> writes:
> I wrote:
> > Hell, why not just make `C-x e' end the macro as well as executing it,
> > and then use Stefan's idea of allowing the `e' to be repeated
> > indefinitely [or something similar]? That would gain most of the
> > savings of your approach, while maintaining the existing
> > easy-to-remember bindings for macros.
>
> Actually, I think a better idea would be to make `C-x e' repeat if you
> hit SPC afterwards, and display a message to that effect so that it's
> obvious, e.g.,
>
> Hit SPC to repeat macro
>
> (You could hit ^G if you want to insert a real space immediately after a
> macro)
Maybe it would be sensible to make this customizeable, e.g.
kmacro-call-repeat-key which defaults to `e' or ` ' or nil.
IMO, default should be nil as it is the least confusing choice.
>
> [I also think that hitting SPC should use the same repeat-count as the
> original `C-x e', e.g., `C-u 20 C-x e SPC SPC' should execute the macro
> 60 times]
Hm, I can see what you mean, but I can easily think of cases where it
will be confusing. But we can try it...
>
> I would _love_ an interface like that -- it's definitely true that it's
> currently very annoying to hit `C-x e' repeatedly.
You'd love it, I think I'd dislike it very much not; not being able to
simply hit e or SPC after executing a macro seems completely broken to me.
Remember, I use macros even for trivial tasks.
In any case, I don't see any reason why I cannot add this feature for
_your_ convenience.
> [by contrast, the F3/F4 interface seems very blah to me; I guess I just
> don't like function keys, they seem far too arbitrary]
So why all the fuzz?
--
Kim F. Storm <address@hidden> http://www.cua.dk
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., (continued)
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Stefan Monnier, 2002/08/27
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Miles Bader, 2002/08/27
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Kim F. Storm, 2002/08/28
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Miles Bader, 2002/08/28
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Juanma Barranquero, 2002/08/28
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Kim F. Storm, 2002/08/28
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Juanma Barranquero, 2002/08/28
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Miles Bader, 2002/08/28
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound..,
Kim F. Storm <=
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Stefan Monnier, 2002/08/28
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Kim F. Storm, 2002/08/29
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Stefan Monnier, 2002/08/29
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Francesco Potorti`, 2002/08/28
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Kai Großjohann, 2002/08/28
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Francesco Potorti`, 2002/08/28
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Richard Stallman, 2002/08/28
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Kai Großjohann, 2002/08/29
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Richard Stallman, 2002/08/30
- Re: [CVS] f7, f8 bound.., Kim F. Storm, 2002/08/30